On July 4, 2026, the United States will have its 250th anniversary.

You've been asked to contribute one man and one woman (and, if you choose, also one non-binary person) from the United States' history to appear in a retrospective.

Which two or three people would you choose?

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@Chip_Unicorn Norman Rockwell, because he started out by defining essentially American mythology in his paintings, to ending his career painting about moon landings and the Civil Rights movement.

NIchelle Nichols, because she's this glamorous dancer and singer who didn't start out intending to do breakthrough stuff, who becomes the first African-American to do some stuff on TV, and who winds up actually inspiring people to get into STEM.

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